Emma Freeman was perfect in the circle and also did damage at the plate on Monday as Northwestern’s softball team cruised to its eighth consecutive victory.

SOFTBALL

Salisbury-Northwestern

Emma Freeman tossed a six-inning perfect game, as Northwestern rolled to a 10-0 Colonial League win over Salisbury.

Freeman struck out 13, walked none and didn’t allow a hit in the win.

Abby Dunstan led the Tigers’ offense with two singles, two runs scored and an RBI. Freeman doubled, and Shelby Mittman added a triple for the Tigers.

Salisbury 000 000 - 0 0 5

Northwestern 210 223 - 10 8 0

Kemmerer and Swoyer; Freeman and Dunstan. W – Freeman. L – Kemmerer.

Records: Salisbury (5-7); Northwestern (9-1).

Pen Argyl-Palmerton

A stellar pitching performance and timely hitting helped Palmerton claim a critical 3-1 Colonial League win over Pen Argyl.

The Bombers, who finished with three hits, scored all of their runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Samantha Wolfe delivered a two-run hit in the frame.

Winning pitcher Hailey Barry, who went 1-for-3 with a run scored, allowed one run in the top of the third and kept the Green Knights scoreless from there.

Tessa Sander also had a hit for the winners.

Pen Argyl 001 000 0 - 1 5 2

Palmerton 000 300 x - 3 3 1

Barry and Delgado; Bradley and Scherer. W - Barry. L - Bradley.

Records: Pen Argyl (8-2); Palmerton (4-6, 4-5 CL).

Weatherly-Linc. Leadership

Weatherly snapped a five-game losing streak with an 18-0 non-league win over Lincoln Leadership Academy.

The Wreckers erupted for 13 runs in the second inning to take control early.

Cortney Snyder went 3-for-3 with two singles, a double, three RBIs and three runs scored. Olivia Marasco had a single, a triple, three RBIs and a run. Rebecca Caldwell added two singles, three runs scored and three RBIs.

Weatherly 0(13)5 – 18 12 0

LLA 000 – 0 0 1

Caldwell and Teodorescu; Santiago and Naveisha. W – Caldwell. L – Santiago.

Records: Weatherly (3-6); Lincoln Leadership (0-6).

Lourdes-Tamaqua

Peyton Faust tossed a one-hit shutout and struck out 11 as Tamaqua blanked Lourdes 11-0 in four innings in Schuylkill League play.

Faust walked one and struck out the side in three of the four innings.

Ceanna Gormley led the offense with a single, a double, three RBIs and two runs scored. Addison Krall added a single, a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored. Nico Conahan chipped in with two singles and two runs scored.

Lourdes 000 0 – 0 1 1

Tamaqua 442 1 – 11 9 0

Barcavage, Adams (2) and Fuller; Faust and Krall. W – Faust. L – Barcavage. HR – Tamaqua: Krall (3rd, one on).

Records: Lourdes (0-6, 0-4 SL); Tamaqua (6-3, 2-1 SL).

Pleasant Valley-Dieruff

Pleasant Valley exploded offensively for a 22-1 win over Dieruff in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference action.

Brianca Pridham went 4-for-5 with four doubles, three runs scored and five RBIs for the Bears. Rylan Knapp also finished 4-for-5 with three singles, a double, three runs scored and two RBIs.

Pleasant Valley 30(10) 18 – 22 23 2

Dieruff 000 01 – 1 1 2

Abbatiello, Pridham (5) and Frable; Clavell and Price. W – Abbatiello. L – Clavell.

Records: Pleasant Valley (6-4, 4-3 EPC); Dieruff (1-9, 1-8 EPC).

Southern Lehigh-Lehighton

Southern Lehigh topped Lehighton 6-3 in Colonial League action to claim its third straight victory.

Lily Kelly tripled among her two hits, had two RBIs and scored twice for the Spartans. Hailey Schumaker doubled and finished with two hits and two runs scored. Demi Lewis and Brooke Davies each finished with two hits and a run scored for the winners.

Morgan Myers, Sophia Wise (RBI, double) and Aliyah Nothstein (run scored) all had two hits for the Tribe, who scored three times in the final two innings. Kennedy Quinn tripled and knocked in a run.

Southern Lehigh 100 022 1 - 6 11 0

Lehighton 000 001 2 - 3 8 3

Young and Padden; Nothstein and Mertz. W - Young. L - Nothstein.

Records: Southern Lehigh (9-4); Lehighton (2-7).

Schuylkill Haven-Marian

Schuylkill Haven pounded out 16 hits to earn an 11-1 Schuylkill League win over Marian.

Ally Becker led the Hurricanes with four singles, three RBIs and two runs scored.

Deanna Pugh was the lone Fillie with multiple hits, finishing with two singles and a run scored.

Schuylkill Haven 220 004 3 – 11 16 1

Marian 000 100 0 – 1 5 2

Line and Domermuth; Birrer, Upanavage (2) and Treskolasky. W – Line. L – Birrer. HR – Schuylkill Haven: Becker (1st, one on); Domermuth (2nd, one on).

Records: Schuylkill Haven (7-2, 4-1 SL); Marian (3-4, 1-2 SL).

BASEBALL

Pen Argyl-Palmerton

Cameron Pengelly pitched Palmerton to a 3-1 Colonial League win over Pen Argyl.

Pengelly went the distance, striking out 10 and walking none, while allowing three hits and no earned runs. AJ Borger’s two-run double put the Bombers on the board first in the bottom of the second inning. Brady Reph’s fielder’s choice RBI scored Borger in the sixth with an insurance run.

Jason Carelli added a double and a run scored, while Alex Keiper and Greyson Ahner both singled.

Pen Argyl 000 010 0 – 1 3 1

Palmerton 002 001 x – 3 4 1

Pengelly and Ahner; Vishnesky and Haros. W – Pengelly. L – Vishnesky.

Records: Pen Argyl (4-5-1); Palmerton (5-5).

Jim Thorpe-Catasauqua

Nikolas Schwartz allowed two hits over six and two-thirds innings and Tanner MoDavis had a two-run single to lead Jim Thorpe to a 4-1 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua.

MoDavis knocked in two of the Olympians’ three runs in the bottom of the first inning after Lynkan Moore plated the Rough Riders’ lone run with an RBI single in the top of the frame.

Schwartz struck out five and walked four before Cole Lazorick recorded the final out. Lazorick also had two hits and three stolen bases.

Catasauqua 100 000 0 - 1 2 1

Jim Thorpe 300 001 x - 4 8 2

Bolmer, Lopez (6) and Conway; Schwartz, Lazorick (7), and MoDavis. W- Schwartz L- Bolmer

Records: Catasauqua (0-9); Jim Thorpe (4-4).

Salisbury-Northwestern

Cole Dynda drove in five runs to help Northwestern rally past Salisbury for a 9-6 win in Colonial League play.

Dynda had a three-run double in a five-run sixth inning that put the host Tigers ahead to stay. Salisbury took a 6-4 lead in the top of the sixth when the Falcons pushed across three runs.

Eli Zimmerman added three hits for the winners, while Josh Farber had a pair of hits.

Salisbury 101 103 0 – 6 9 2

Northwestern 002 205 x – 9 10 4

Spisszak, Gracia (6), Fogel (6), and Stauffer; Dynda, Neupauer (5), Church (5) and Fitch. W- Church L – Fogel

Records: Salisbury (8-3); Northwestern (10-1).

Panther Vy.-Executive Edu.

Panther Valley turned back Executive Education for a 7-5 win in non-league play.

Gavin Yuricheck led the Panthers with two hits and four RBIs. Yuricheck had a two-run single in the team’s four-run fifth inning. Connor Penberth added two hits for Panther Valley.

Brady Jones earned the victory on the mound, while Brody Breiner allowed one hit over the final three innings, striking out seven to seal it.

Panther Valley 000 241 0 – 7 6 1

Executive Education 101 030 0 - 5 7 1

Jones, Breiner (5), and Baneravage; Jo. Rodriguez, Jon. Rodriguez (5), and Cartegena. W- Jones L- Jo. Rodriguez S- Breiner.

Records: Panther Valley (3-4); Executive Education (2-4).

Tamaqua-Pleasant Valley

Mason Ligenza drove in four runs to lead Tamaqua to a 12-2 non-league win over Pleasant Valley.

Ligenza, who had two hits, smacked a two-run homer in the Raiders’ four-run fourth inning. Logan Morgans also had two hits for Tamaqua, which stormed out to a 4-1 lead after three innings.

Cameron King had one of three hits for the Bears with an RBI single. Jake Procita also had a sacrifice fly.

Pleasant Valley 001 100 - 2 3 2

Tamaqua 004 224 - 12 8 0

Smith, Borger (4), Campbell (6), and King; Hess, Mateyak (5), and Kane. W - Hess L - Smith HR- Tamaqua: Ligenza (3rd, one on).

Records: Pleasant Valley (3-7); Tamaqua (9-1).

Southern Lehigh-Lehighton

Southern Lehigh pulled away from Lehighton to claim an 11-4 victory in Colonial League action.

The Spartans collected 13 hits, including three that went for extra bases. Matthew O’Neill had a triple with three RBIs and scored two runs for Southern Lehigh, which led 3-2 after the first inning before six runs over the next four frames built a 9-2 advantage.

Luke Kawczenski doubled and knocked in two runs, and Logan Kessler also collected a double with an RBI and scored twice. Christopher Fritts had three hits and drove in two. Sean McMenamy, Colton Sams (three runs scored) and Mason Schwartz (RBI, run scored) each had two hits.

Derek Behler doubled among his two hits and had an RBI for the Tribe. Jayse Lawrence also had two hits, and Cody Snyder tripled, had an RBI and scored once.

Southern Lehigh 313 020 2 - 11 13 1

Lehighton 200 002 0 - 4 9 2

Moscato, Fritts (6); Albert, Behler (3), Stubits (6), Lewis (7) and Light. W - Moscato. L - Albert.

Records: Southern Lehigh (7-4); Lehighton (8-2).

Schuylkill Haven-Marian

Schuylkill Haven remained unbeaten in Schuylkill League play, as the Hurricanes cruised to a 13-1 victory over Marian.

Leadoff hitter Alan Evans went 4-for-4 at the plate with three singles, a double, three runs scored and three RBIs for Schuylkill Haven, which has won four in a row and outscored opponents 48-7 during that stretch.

Rocco Griguoli connected for two extra-base hits, both doubles, for the Colts.

Schuylkill Haven 354 10 – 13 10 0

Marian 000 10 – 1 4 0

Spittler and Fasnacht; Griguoli, Rebarcheck (3), Cannon (3) and Labenburg. W – Spittler. L – Griguoli.

Records: Schuylkill Haven (8-2; 6-0 SL); Marian (4-6; 3-2 SL).

BOYS TENNIS

Pen Argyl-Lehighton

Three singles victories helped Lehighton claim a 3-2 Colonial League win over Pen Argyl.

Bayto and Bekim Cokrlija and Isaac Carpenter swept the three singles matches for the Tribe.

Lehighton 3, Pen Argyl 2

SINGLES

Bayto Cokrlija (L) def. Tucker Schneck 6-0, 6-0; Bekim Cokrlija (L) def. Mason Soos 6-1, 6-2; Isaac Carpenter (L) def. Hunter Beers 6-1, 6-0.

DOUBLES

Evan Frable/Michael Thomas (PA) def. Jed Cordes/Phillip Ebbert 6-0, 6-4; Jacob Oyer/Cole Lobb (PA) def. Julian May/Patrick Devitt 8-5.

Records: Pen Argyl (6-5); Lehighton (8-5).

Saucon Valley-Palmerton

Saucon Valley capped its season with its sixth-straight victory, downing Palmerton 5-0 in Colonial League play.

Saucon Valley 5, Palmerton 0

SINGLES

Deven Pandey (SV) def. Levi Johnson 6-0, 6-0; Louis Flowers (SV) def. Colton Ruzicka 6-1, 6-2; Alex Morawski (SV) def. Anderson Garcia 6-1, 6-1.

DOUBLES

Daniel Hahr/Jerry Lin (SV) def. Hadlee Lake/Kevin O’Neill 7-5, 6-0; Chris Chaffier/Ryan Wang (SV) def. Josh Merkel and Bryce Willis 6-0, 6-2.

Records: Saucon Valley (11-3; 10-1 CL); Palmerton (4-6; 4-6 CL).

BOYS LACROSSE

Bethlehem Cath.-N’western

Tyler Kaas and Braydon Uricchio each scored three goals and Northwestern cruised to a 13-3 win over Bethlehem Catholic.

Michael Lagowy and Kendall Wikert each scored twice for the Tigers.

Goals: Northwestern - Kaas 3, Uriccho 3, Lagowy 2, Wikert 2, Christman 1, Lakatosh 1, Hite 1; Bethlehem Catholic - Fuehrer 2, Peiffer 1; Assists: Northwestern - Christman 1; Goalies (Saves): Northwestern - Kauker 3, Wertman 3; Bethlehem Catholic - Silva 6.

Records: Bethlehem Catholic (0-9); Northwestern (6-4).